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As kids growing up in Montana, brothers Blake, left, and Brent Tornga were virtually insepa-rable. Now, they’re all grown up and are commanders at the same navy base — Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Blake is executive officer at VAQ-133, Brent commanding officer at VAQ-136.

By RON NEWBERRY

It’s happened so many times to Blake

Tornga that he rarely raises an eyebrow anymore.

Brent Tornga handles it the same way, though he’s been known to get a little creative on occasion.

The Tornga brothers are officers with two different Electronic Attack Squadrons

on Whidbey Island Naval Air Station — and some people have trouble keeping them straight.

Brent “Red” Tornga is the commanding officer at VAQ-136, while his older brother of two years with the call name “Stones” is the executive offi-cer with VAQ-133.

Having two B. Torngas in the Navy’s global address sys-tem, not to mention at the same base, creates constant confusion in communica-tions, with emails often reach-ing the wrong brother.

The confusion dates back to their days in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps.

“I was in the senior corps and our XO ... would say, ‘I got your brother’s paper on leadership but I didn’t see yours?” Brent said. “I was like, ‘Sir, I am in your class. That’s Blake. I’m Brent.’ ”

Blake remembers a time more recently at NAS Whidbey when he went to admire his name freshly painted on the side of a jet, only to see his brother’s call sign next to it.

However, Brent recalled a story that trumps them all.

“I accepted an award from the commodore that he achieved one time,” he said.

NOW, WHICH ONE ARE YOU?

Keeping Tornga brothers straight is a tricky maneuver at NAS Whidbey

SEE BROTHERS, PAGE 3

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Photo courtesy of Blake Tornga

At a change of command ceremony earlier this year for Brent Tornga, left, he is joined by his brothers, from left to right, Blake, Brian and Brock. Brian is a police officer in Greenwich, Conn., and Brock is a barber and youth ministry director in North Richland Hills, Texas. Blake said one of his career highlights was being able to give Brian his oath into the police department.

He remembers that happening around 2000 at the “Prowler Ball” at NAS Whidbey during a time when Blake was deployed overseas.

“I had flown with the commodore and the deputy like a couple weeks prior,” Brent continued the story, “and they called, ‘Blake Tornga, get up here!’ I’m like, ‘No. All right. I’ll just roll with it. Just shake hands and it’ll be fine.’ All night long, people kept shaking my hand. I was like, ‘No, it’s not me. It’s my brother.’”

The two brothers have always been close, the eldest and second eldest of four boys in the family whose first names all start with the initial B.

They grew up mostly in the open spaces of Montana and North Dakota with stops in Colorado and Nebraska, following the career of their father who worked in the railroad industry.

“The railroad moves around just as much as the military does, maybe even more,” Brent said. “Gosh, we moved around probably a dozen times as kids.”

Both Brent and Blake wound up at the University of Nebraska and earned NROTC scholarships that led

to their commissioned naval careers.

But their paths were a little different.

Blake started out enlisting in the Navy in 1990 and served as an avia-tion electronics technician before earning his NROTC scholarship while on active duty.

Brent went straight into college and graduated before receiving his commission as an ensign through the NROTC program.

Both were hounded by the same Navy recruiters in Lincoln, but the words of one in particular they referred to as “Master Chief Putz” resonated most.

“I’d seen recruiters before give the spiel about the 30 days paid vacation and I was not interested,” Blake said. “But he just kind of laid it out to me and said, ‘Sometimes the Navy abso-lutely sucks. You will work a 20-hour shift, get a couple hours sleep and turn around and do another 20-hour shift, and you will work your ass off.’

“Then, he says, ‘Just when you think you don’t have anything left, you’ll see the flag flying as you’re going through the Strait of Gibraltar and you’ll get a little tingle in your spine. And then you just kind of go back to work again and another 20-hour shift and, no big deal, you

just go get it done.’”

More than 20 years into his career, Blake said he still gets that tingle in his spine. He’s traveled the world in uniform, was stationed in Japan and Germany, and twice was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Brent’s service also has included deployments in support of Operation Southern Watch and Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.

Throughout their careers, Whidbey Island has been a familiar landing spot for both commanders with multiple stops and extended vis-its along the way.

Blake said his family considers

Anacortes home, while home for Brent’s family is Oak Harbor. He met his wife there.

Oddly enough, the brothers’ close proximity to each other doesn’t lend to much overlap because they’re both constantly on the go.

Brent said they probably have lunch together once a month despite being based in hangars not far apart at the same base when they could be in spots all over the world.

“You’d think we’d have the oppor-tunity to have it more often,” Brent said. “But our squadron could be on the road somewhere, on the ship, down to Fallon (Nev.), then we’re back and they’ve gone up to Red Flag-Alaska, and that’s kind of how it

seems to be.”

They also have busy home sched-ules with a combined five children.

“Usually during the holidays, our schedules will marry up pretty well,” Brent said.

Still, the brothers rejoice in each other’s company when they can and are bonded not only by blood but an understanding of what each is going through.

They shared a room together as kids and used to stay up late and talk late into the night while others slept.

Never could they have imagined back then the similar paths that would cross and the quirkiness that would follow.

“We’re both fleet and we’re both attached to carrier air wings right now. Our bosses are in Lemoore (Calif.),” Brent said. “It’s actually a small fleet. I was in CAG (Commander Air Group) 9 for a while. I’m in CAG 2 now. His squadron is in CAG 9 now, so I worked for his bosses for a while.

“Which confuses the crap out of them still,” Blake interjected.

Brent pretended to be in their situ-ation.

“Which Commander Tornga am I dealing with here?’” he said.

Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

It’s not uncommon for Brent, left, and Blake Tornga to get the other’s emails.

BROTHERSCONTINUED FROM A1

Every year on Nov. 10, the Marines pause to cel-ebrate the anniversary of the Corps.

With a small contingent of Marines working at the Center for Naval Technical Training Unit Whidbey Island, they upheld this tradition by celebrating the Marines’ 239th birthday with a cake cutting ceremo-ny.

Master Sgt. Ken Owens, along with the oldest Marine present, Tom Tomfohr, who was com-missioned in the Marine Corps in January 1968, and the youngest Marine ,Lance Cpl. Justin Jennings,

who enlisted in the Marine Corps September 2013, led the ceremony.

This ceremony reminds Marines of their commit-ment to the Corps and the Corps’ commitment to the nation’s quest for peace and freedom worldwide. The cutting of the cake is per-formed using the Mameluke Sword, the traditional sword carried by the Marine Corps that dates back to the assault of Derna, Tripoli in 1805.

Once the cake is cut, each of the honored members enjoyed a bite, which sym-bolizes the passing down of knowledge from the most senior to the most junior.

By JESSIE STENSLAND

Whidbey Island Naval Air Station supports six different aircraft, but each year many others stop by for a visit.

Kyle Hempel, the leading chief petty officer for air traf-fic control, said the base com-monly has “transient aircraft” landing there, much of which are transport planes, moving troops to and from deploy-ments.

In addition, he said, there’s “myriad of other types of air-craft,” from Leer jets to fighter jets, that stop by to refuel or for other reasons.

Undoubtedly the most exot-ic of the transient aircraft were the F-22 Raptors that landed at the base this summer, according to the base public affairs office.

The U.S. Air Force’s impres-sive stealth aircraft are con-sidered to be the ultimate air superiority fighters in history and also the most costly, with a unit cost of $412 million each, according to a June 16, 2013, Los Angeles Times story.

More recently, V-22 Osprey were seen on North Whidbey. The unique “tiltrotor” aircraft takes off and lands like a heli-copter; once airborne, its engine nacelles can be rotated to con-vert the aircraft to a turboprop airplane capable of high-speed, high-altitude flight, according

to Boeing.Hempel said the aircraft

didn’t land at the base, but that the Marines were doing train-ing in the area.

Among the transient air-craft to stop at the base this year are C-40 Clipper and C-130 Herculues transport planes, C-12 Huron, KC-10 Extender refueling plane, T-38 Talon training aircraft and F-5 Freedom Fighters, a Vietman-era fighter jet.

Of course, the base’s air traf-fic controllers have to keep track

of all the transient aircraft and much more. NAS Whidbey’s airspace, at 2,200 square miles, is the largest in the Navy, Hempel said.

“We have the only Class Charlie airspace,” he said.

And it’s a very busy airspace for the Air Traffic Control Division, or ATCF, to control.

“Routes into and around 15 airports are controlled within the confines of ATCF airspace,” according to NAS Whidbey Island Operations website. “It is among the busi-est and most complex facilities in the U.S. Navy Air Traffic

Control System, challenging controllers with a varied and fast-paced environment that averages nearly 215,000 total operations annually.”

The division is staffed by both military and Department of Defense civilians. Hempel said they are a very professional group — it takes 33 months to get qualified — that also cares about the community. They provide thousands of hours of community service.

“Safety is the No. 1 prior-ity for us,” he said. “We do a good job.”

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Contributed photoA few F-22 Raptors stopped at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station this summer, just one type of military aircraft to visit the Navy’s airspace.

Whidbey Marines celebrate 239th anniversary

Contributed photoMaster Sgt. Ken Owens with the Center for Naval Technical Training Unit on Whidbey Island cuts a cake in honor of the Corps’ 239th birthday on Nov. 10.

By JANIS REID

Oak Harbor Naval Hospital commanding officer Capt. Frederick McDonald said his goal is to “get out of the way” of his staff and empower them to succeed.

The motto he’s initiated in his first 14 weeks is “Patients First, Shipmates Always.”

McDonald replaces former CO Capt. Edward Simmer, who rankled some retirees with his hard-lined approach to Navy-ordered changes.

The two main directives, according to McDonald, are to change the hospital’s scope of service and to increase enrollment. Under Simmer, the Naval Hospital closed its urgent care unit and operat-ing rooms with the intention of switching focus to out-patient care and a birthing center.

Retirees with doctors off base were directed to return to care at the Naval Hospital or downgrade their insurance with Tricare.

Understandably, this cre-ated some angst, McDonald said.

“It’s challenging for any-one, and we’re not the only

place to do that,” McDonald said. “We still get waiver requests, and we address them one at a time.”

McDonald hails from Lawrenceville, N.J., and has bachelor’s of science degrees in both biology and optomet-ric science, and a doctorate of optometry. He was com-missioned as a lieutenant for the Medical Service Corps and, after five years of naval service, he attended medical school through the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program.

McDonald has been posted to medical programs throughout the country and most recently was served at Naval Health Clinic, Patuxent River, Md.

McDonald said that the changes at the Naval Hospital mirror a Navy-wide trend of adjusting the mission of medical staff according to personnel needs. Because the country has been involved in conflicts abroad for a number of years now, it increases the need for medical personnel outside of the country and changes the landscape for those who need services at home.

Navy leadership found that the majority of patients at

Oak Harbor Naval Hospital were expectant mothers and their babies, McDonald said.

For that reason, the hos-pital is gearing up to replace the urgent care and operating rooms with five state-of-the-art birthing rooms and an expanded physical therapy facility.

In his tenure, McDonald said he hopes to be a “staff-centric” and “community-centric” leader.

Initiatives he has already started to implement are working with Oak Harbor schools to combat childhood obesity and partnering with community organization in tobacco cessation programs.

In addition, McDonald hopes the Naval Hospital can become a better com-munity partner when it comes to behavioral health. Along with the rest of the state, Island County suffers from a lack of beds dedicat-ed to behavioral and mental health, a problem that spills over into county jails and emergency rooms.

McDonald said the Naval Hospital hopes to partner with the health community to better address the issue in a way that is sustainable long term.

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Janis Reid photoCapt. Frederick McDonald took the helm at Oak Harbor Naval Hospital in August. The physical therapy facility, pictured above, is one of several departments slotted for expansion.

By MICHELLE BEAHM, JESSIE STENSLAND, AND BEN WATANABE

Whidbey Island residents took time to thank service-men and women in honor of Veterans Day in November.

More than 400 people gathered at Oak Harbor High School for a special Veterans Day celebration on Nov. 11.

While music from the high school choir Harbor Singers, the An-O-Chords Barber Shop Chorus, the All-Island Community Band and the Daybreak Trio accounted for most of the program, the highlight was the guest speak-er, Chief Petty Officer Gabriel Zaldivar from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

“This year’s program ful-filled a long-standing desire to feature as a speaker a veteran currently serving in uniform,” said Dave Williams, event coordinator, “who could share the perspective of one who has participated and is participat-ing in the ongoing conflicts of today.”

Williams said that Zaldivar “fulfilled that dream in spades.”

“He is a most impressive individual who is a credit to his uniform,” Williams said.

Zaldivar gave a moving speech about his experi-ences in war zones. One of the most touching parts was his account of the Fallen Comrade Ceremony, which Zaldivar said included a roll call of all available personnel, until the name of the fallen soldier was reached.

“Once you got to the fall-en soldier’s name, they call it three times,” Zaldivar said. “The person who was clos-est to that member says, ‘It appears that person is no lon-ger with us.’”

Following that would be a remembrance speech, before the body was driven to the airfield for the fallen soldier’s trip home.

“As the vehicle carrying the fallen soldier slowly makes its way to the aircraft, hundreds of people individually hand salute him, in their own way thanking that soldier for their ultimate sacrifice in service of his or her country.”

Darleen Drake, spouse of a World War II Navy veteran,

said, “I’m sure that tears were brought to several people’s eyes … during the music and what the men were speaking about, because we understand what they went through and what we had to go through.”

At the tribute, the An-O-Chords Barber Shop Chorus sang the “Armed Forces Medley.” When each branch’s song was sung, veterans who served in those branches stood and were applauded by the rest of the audience.

“The song that honored all the different veterans? Oh, that just brings tears to the eyes, let me tell you,” Drake said. “It was wonderful.”

Helen Stimple, whose son-in-law and cousins-in-law were lost in war zones, said, “There was something about the music that always throws me. It brings tears to the eyes. And this was especially mov-ing, I felt.”

This is the fourth year the high school has hosted the musi-cal tribute on Veterans Day, and the school’s Harbor Singers choir performed two pieces.

On the south end of Whidbey, strong gusts of wind and cold temperatures helped set the somber mood at the Bayview Cemetery Veterans Day memorial.

About 50 people huddled together along the pathway at the cemetery to remember the United States of America’s armed service members.

Many of the gravestones were marked with a U.S. flag, denoting a deceased veteran. Retired Lt. Col. Dave Sullivan of Oak Harbor, a member of the Major Megan McClung Whidbey Island Marine Corps League Detachment 1210, said the flags were placed by the Whidbey Island chap-ter of the Military Officers Association of America at cemeteries between Langley and Anacortes.

“Most of the graves are vet-erans,” said Herb Weissblum of Freeland, a former Army air-man and member of the Major Megan McClung Detachment.

The ceremony was marked with a moment of silence, a prayer, a poem, a pair of speeches by veterans and the bugling of “Taps.” American Legion Poppy Girl Krista Dreschel read the war poem, “In Flanders Fields.” Pastor Darrell Wenzek, chaplain at the Bayview American Legion Post 141, prayed that people remember that soldiers often “promote peace” and stand against aggression.

Grethe Cammermeyer, a retired Army nurse, spoke about the change in attitude toward the armed services. She noted that the World War II veterans were welcomed home as heroes and are often referred to as the last great generation. When other U.S. soldiers came home from the

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Michelle Beahm photoOak Harbor High School’s Harbor Singers choir, directed by Darren McCoy, performed two songs at the Music Tribute to Our Veterans ceremony.

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Michelle Beahm photoWhen the An-O-Chords sang the Armed Forces Medley, veterans of each branch stood during that branch’s portion of the song, to the applause of the rest of the audience.

Photo by Ben WatanabeMembers of the Major Megan McClung Whidbey Island Marine Corps League Detachment 1210 fire a round during a ceremony on Veterans Day at Bayview Cemetery.

Jessie Stensland photoCmdr. Tabb Stringer, commanding officer of VAQ-129, hands out candy during Oak Harbor’s Veterans Day Parade.

Vietnam War, she said, they were “being spat upon, rejected.” After moments like that, remembrances such as the Bayview memorial on Veterans Day were important to support troops.

“We have learned the cost of war and sacrifices of service members so that never again are they not recognized or appreciated,” Cammermeyer said.

The Saturday prior, the Oak Harbor com-munity celebrated Veterans Day with a Nov. 8 parade that was equal parts solemn and joyous.

Terry Lacey, founder of the parade, said 40 different groups participated in the parade, with more than 100 active-duty members of the military and plenty of senior military mem-bers. That included Capt. Mike Nortier, com-manding officer for Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

There was plenty of noise from a long line of veterans motorcycle groups, bands, honking cars and screaming kids. But even those lively

kids fell silent as the group of military peo-ple holding the banners of the Fallen Heroes marched past.

He said he’s already planning next year’s parade. He hopes to get another band and additional vintage military vehicles.

“We’re still growing,” he said.

Oak Harbor resident Arthur Morris, a Vietnam veteran, was standing on the sidewalk after the parade was over when a group of uni-formed sailors strolled by. One of the young men took Morris by the hand and thanked him.

Such graciousness, Morris said, was a wel-come change from when he returned from Vietnam. He served three tours during the war, including one aboard the USS Racine — a unique member of the amphibious fleet.

Morris said there were times during Vietnam when he wasn’t comfortable wearing his uni-form in public.

Thankfully, those days have changed; he hasn’t missed a Veterans Day Parade yet.

“There’s a lot more appreciation for people serving nowadays,” he said.

VETERANSCONTINUED FROM A6

By JANIS REID

With the return Nov. 14 of Electronic Attack Squadron 134, the Garudas, the last of the EA-6Bs currently on deploy-ment from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station are back home.

Ben Kroll and his daughter, Abigail, 2, waited expectantly for “Uncle Josh” to land his EA-6B Prowler at Ault Field and climb out of the cockpit.

“Uncle Josh is coming,” Abigail said. “It’s going to be loud.”

Around 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, Kroll was able to greet friend and pilot Josh Brown, who arrived with the other Prowlers with VAQ-134.

The Garudas’ nine-month deployment aboard the USS George H.W. Bush marks the squadron’s — and Navy’s — final deployment of the Prowler.

“It’s great,” said Kroll, who is a pilot with VAQ-140. “They have been gone for some time.”

Cheryl Jason, wife of the

squadron’s commanding offi-cer, Christopher Jason, said she was incredibly proud of her hus-band. He assumed command of the squadron mid-deployment in June.

While each deployment comes with its own challenges, Jason said it’s best just to keep busy and take it one day at a time.

“It’s always one of the hap-piest moments for the families when they come home,” said Capt. Mike Norter, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station’s com-manding officer.

“We going to do some travel-ing,” said Silvia Conner, who greeted her husband Friday. “He’s going to want to stretch his legs after being locked in that steel box for nine months.”

VAQ-134 is the final Navy squadron to transition to the new EA-18G Growler, which will be completed early next year. This will mark the end of an era for the Prowler dating to the early 1970s.

Prowlers will still be flown by the Marines.

The first EA-6B arrived at NAS Whidbey Island in January 1971 and was deployed to service in the Vietnam War in 1972.

The Prowler is outfitted with an electronic warfare sys-tem and has been well used for its long-range flight and all-weather capabilities. Built by Grumman, the Prowler was built for carrier and advanced base operations, according to the Navy.

With the basic airframe of the now-retired A-6 Intruder, the Prowler also has a forward cockpit that allows for a crew of four, one pilot and three respon-sible for countermeasures.

Much like its replacement,

the Growler, the Prowler sup-ported strike aircraft, ships and ground troops by degrading the enemy’s early warning capabil-ity and electronic weapons sys-tems.

Avionics contained in the aircraft enabled it to navigate under all weather conditions without reference to ground navigation aids, fly at high alti-tude or low-level profiles, and intercept and jam enemy elec-tronic emissions by means of its primary “weapon,” the tactical jamming system, according to a website documenting Navy history and aircraft.

VAQ-134’s deployment began in February in sup-port of Operation Enduring Freedom. During the first few months, the Garudas flew 104 combat missions over Afghanistan, according to the Navy.

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Janis Reid photosCheryl Jason, wife of Electronic Attack Squadron 134’s commanding officer Christopher Jason, greets her husband with their sons Desmond and Holden as he arrives home Nov. 14. Below, a pilot is welcomed home.

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The Whidbey Island sail-or who attempted to break a Guinness world pullup record in July has a new chal-lenge on the horizon.

Michael McCastle, who completed 3,202 pullups before being hospitalized, plans to flip a 250-pound tractor tire for 13 miles on Dec. 20. He said his intent is to raise awareness of the Wounded Warrior Project.

“Being in the military, it’s something I’m passion-ate about,” said McCastle, who works as an air traffic controller at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

“I hope to simply bring awareness to Wounded Warrior Project and their mission while testing my physical endurance, mental resolve and limits to my soul.”

His last fundraiser, in which he aimed to break the pullup record of Navy SEAL David Goggins, raised more than $10,000 for the

Wounded Warrior Project.While McCastle will be

taking donations for this event, he said the priority will be to raise “a certain level of awareness” instead of setting a fundraising goal.

“Remember our brave ser-vicemen and women who have given life and limb so that we may live on freely each day,” McCastle said on his Facebook page. “And know that every penny donated goes directly to WWP and their programs designed to foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation’s history.

“Not all wounds of war are physical.”

The dynamics of the tire-flip feat vary widely from those of his pullup challenge, McCastle said. He had to put on 20 pounds and will rely heavily on lower-body strength as opposed to the upper-body-focused pullups.

Originally envisioning a route from Deception Pass

to Oak Harbor, McCastle said he opted to keep the event inside Oak Harbor’s city limits to keep necessary assistance from law enforce-ment and State Patrol to a minimum.

While the details are being finalized with the City of Oak Harbor, McCastle said he plans to do a final lap around the city starting on Bayshore Drive and com-ing back down Midway Boulevard.

“There are people still out there, coming back with mental and physical wounds,” McCastle said. “The tire is a representation of that.”

“They flip these tires every day in their minds.”

Sailor to flip 250-pound tire for veteran charityThe Buzz

Janis Reid photoMichael McCastle trains behind the Crossfit in Oak Harbor with the 250-pound tractor tire he will be flipping for 13 miles to raise awareness and funds for the Wounded Warrior Project.

The Tenant Energy Efficiency Program was recently developed at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station to reduce energy costs at the command level. Its main goals are to decrease base utility costs by 10 per-cent, foster a “culture of efficiency” and leave each tenant’s facility better than before.

The program also helps train sailors on how to be more energy efficient. The program involves the major operational commands (ten-ants) on base, who collec-tively use about 75 percent of the base’s energy. There is a competition among these tenants, using a scorecard that the building managers fill out and return to the energy man-agement office every month.

Commands are scored each month on how much energy they have saved versus

the previous year and also in participation in the program, including their adoption of energy-efficient best practic-es. At the end of every quar-ter, a winner is chosen based on the most energy reduction scores achieved that quarter.

The winning command is presented with a trophy and flag, and is also given a reward for their hard work and effort. During the spring and sum-mer of fiscal year 2014, there were 10 commands involved in the “beta” testing phase of the program. Maritime Patrol Squadron 69 (VP-69) won the competition among beta testing participants.

The squadron was not only upgraded with energy effi-cient appliances, but it con-tinues to turn off lights when their spaces are not in use and shut down computers after the day has ended.

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